Hauling danger: More nasty chemicals are spilling on roads and rails

6:29 AM,
Jul. 7, 2014

Written by

James Pilcher
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Millions of gallons of formaldehyde, explosive crude oil, sulfuric acid, xylenes and other dangerous chemicals make their way daily across the nation's and region's highways and railroads, carried just yards from other motorists and homes.

What's troubling is that more of those substances are being spilled during transit, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer analysis of national accident data.

Ohio leads the country in such hazardous material transportation accidents since the early 1970s, a four-month investigation revealed. More than a quarter of Ohio's overall incidents ...